# QR code scams found on Denver parking meters: How to avoid this grift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392 "2024-12-16T03:02:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392/1 "2024-12-16T03:02:13Z")

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[https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/](https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/)

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392/2 "2024-12-16T04:10:18Z")

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So many scams out there, Feeling disappointed in the ability to stop them.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392/3 "2024-12-16T16:03:00Z")

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Lots of QR scams, all somebody needs to do is print stickers that directs you to a bogus payment web site. I won’t use QRs to pay anything.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392/4 "2024-12-16T16:07:26Z")

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> [@texases](#):
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> I won’t use QRs to pay anything.

+1  
But, I recently discovered that the warranty for some small appliances can only be activated by using the mfr’s QR code. I think that this is the only time that I ever used one of those codes.

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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392/5 "2024-12-18T02:58:43Z")

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QR codes translate to text. Linux has a utility I use to translate them.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/qr-code-scams-found-on-denver-parking-meters-how-to-avoid-this-grift/198392/6 "2024-12-18T06:02:30Z")

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Many places take paypal now, I have a separate checking account linked to PP and keep maybe $300 in it. Sister got a check washed, they tried for many grand. Scams are everywhere, and now the next president wants to do away with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the outlook for an average Joe looks pretty dismal imhop.